Conflict in the Middle East has been a boon to Europe’s most bigoted politicians over the past decade. This time could be even worse.

Um das Berlin-Büro der „Washington Post“ zu leiten, zog Aaron Wiener vor einem halben Jahr mit seiner Familie nach Deutschland. Nun wurde er zusammen mit 300 Kollegen entlassen.

To many Germans, Americans were saviors after World War II, and they feel especially hurt over President Donald Trump’s disdain for Europe and traditional alliances.

The European far right’s pushback showed the limits of the president’s with-me-or-against-me politics, a key obstacle to cooperation among nationalist parties.

The often mandated German practice of airing out homes no matter the season has strained and even ended relationships, but it’s gotten a boost on U.S. social media.

The often mandated German practice of airing out homes no matter the season has strained and even ended relationships, but it’s gotten a boost on U.S. social media.

Since its founding, the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has stood in opposition. In 2026, it hopes to win state-level governing power and perhaps more.

Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, intercepted some unencrypted calls around the same time the U.S. was spying on Chancellor Angela Merkel, a new book reveals.

The rise of the nationalist far right has alarmed many Germans, but “The Left” party is most popular with young voters, posing a challenge to the centrist establishment.

One of Egypt’s most famous and beautiful artifacts lies in a Berlin museum, and the calls for its return have received a renewed push with the opening of a new museum.

Some German lawmakers want to ban Alternative for Germany, but the party has been embraced in Washington, and some of its leaders see Trump’s path to power as a road map.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius must reckon with his center-left party’s anti-militarism and the country’s need to defend Europe against Russian aggression.

Germany, long known for traditional brewing, has seen a boom in nonalcoholic beers, which are being embraced by young people and athletes as a healthy alternative.

The trend, called “Pudding mit Gabel,” has taken off on German social media, and now has crossed the Atlantic.

The cost of Europe’s way of life — health care, affordable education and a dignified retirement for all, through high social spending — is becoming unbearably high.

Two regions competing for bragging rights to bratwurst, Germany’s signature sausage, took their battle into a boxing ring in a ham-fisted bid to settle the matter.

Germans are deeply frustrated over a train system that is falling apart, undermining the punctuality that has long been core to Germany’s national self-image.

President Donald Trump said violations of Poland’s airspace by Russian drones “could have been a mistake,” contradicting NATO allies including Poland, who said it was intentional.

Wary of a warmongering Russia, Germany is refitting its military, buying weapons, recruiting soldiers and also contemplating new strategic reserves of canned food.

Tesla was the second best-selling electric car in Germany but the rise of competitors and backlash against Elon Musk’s foray into U.S. politics sent sales into a tailspin.

Germans are deeply frustrated over a train system that is falling apart, undermining the punctuality that has long been core to Germany’s national self-image.

After constitutional changes earlier this year that released Germany’s “debt brake,” the cabinet unveiled a federal budget calling for historic borrowing.

The U.S. is an outlier on tips. President Donald Trump’s tax bill would allow workers to deduct them from federal taxes.

Exit polls showed a race that was too close to call, with liberal Rafal Trzaskowski leading nationalist Karol Nawrocki by a fraction of a percentage point.

Concerning data in the D.C. region indicates that an economic slump is underway, pointing toward a prolonged contraction or possible recession, experts say.

State officials see an opportunity in the Trump administration’s push to move federal agencies out of the D.C. area, and they’re making their case to land them.

Neighborhood opposition has stalled plans to build homes on a Metro parking lot in Takoma, echoing problems in other communities where density is a concern.

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The General Services Administration has eliminated its office overseeing child-care centers and stopped providing accreditation to centers in federal buildings.